Category: Features

Veterans News

LT William Myers, CEC USN Former On March 26 a chartered Honor Flight left Tucson International Airport for Washington, D.C., carrying 68 military veterans, including two World War II veterans and eight Korean War veterans. The trip was organized and provided by Honor Flight Southern Arizona, which is a non-governmental, nonprofit organization providing three-day trips…

In Passing

Jon J. Broers Jon J. Broers, age 76, of Tucson, Ariz., passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. Jon was born July 1, 1945. Jon grew up on a farm north of Mason City, Iowa. He graduated from Mason City Junior College and the University of Iowa where he studied business.…

Changing Times

Stuart Watkins Take a bus, take a train, never ever drive a car again. It’s the environment can’t you see, walking is better for you and me. Stop eating meat and take to beans, lentils make soup and sandwiches lean. Lettuce, carrots, and cucumbers too, eat enough they’ll see you through. We all gotta do…

Where Is Beauty?

Stuart Watkins Beauty was the most perfect bumble bee any momma bee or poppa bee could ever wish to have. Her wings were flawless, her torso symmetrical, her waist tiny, and her proportions were perfect. Her stinger was to die for. It was “The bomb.” Beauty was perfect in every way except one, Beauty was…

The Power of Female Energy

Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Some of us may feel that our role of being an older woman whom people look to for advice is over. This is so far from the truth. A culmination of many experiences and a long history of past accomplishments make senior women wise and strong. Many of us are the matriarch…

2 Your Health: Can Regular Massage Help My Memory?

Heidi Overman, Licensed Massage Therapist, #MT-24997 As we age, our memory tends to get away from us. We find ourselves searching for words that were once easy to retrieve. We can’t remember the name of our new neighbor. You walk in a room … wait, what was I saying? What was I coming in this…